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No. 784,887. PAT'ENTED MAR. 14, 1905.

O.T.RANNEY.

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APPLIOATIGN FILED APR. 29, 1904.

mllllllllll UNITED STATES Patented March 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. RANNEY, OF GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO RANNEY REFRIGERATOR COMPANY, OF GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN, A CORPORA- TION OF MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,887, dated March 14, 1905.

Applicat on filed April 29, 1904. Serial No- 205,441.

To all whunt it our/y concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs T. RANNEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Greenville, in the county of Montcalm and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bins; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and

I0 to the letters of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bins of that class supported on their frames or inclosing structures through the medium of rocking supports, which are connected at their upper ends with the bins'and rest at their lower ends on the frame.

Among the objects of my invention is to provide a reliable and durable supporting device for the purpose set forth, which is extremely simple in its construction and which permits the bin to be readily opened or removed entirely from its frame, if desired, while insuring against accidental opening while in its closed position.

The invention is herein shown as applied to a kitchen-cabinet, but may be used Wherever a bin of this character is employed.

As shown in the drawings, Figure 1 is a 0 perspective view of a kitchen-cabinet, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a partialend elevation. thereof with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. 4 and 5 are details illustrating the bearing at the upper end of the rocking support and showing two difi'erent forms of such bearing. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of said support.

As shown in the drawings, the cabinet comprises the usual case or frame A, containing one or more drawers, and a frame consisting of legs or standards B B, attached at their up per ends to the shell, and cross-bars B B, extending between the lower ends of adjacent end legs. The frame is provided with the usual flat top A, constituting a dough-kneading board and, as herein shown, contains a single drawer C. A draw shelf or board D is located between the drawer and the kneading-board. 'E designates a bin located below thedrawer C and almost filling the space between the end standards or legs B end wise of the cabinet. The bin is provided on its front side with the usual panel E,corresponding with the front panel of the drawer C, and said panel is provided with a drawer-pull c, by which the bin is opened and closed. The bin is open at its top and extends at its top into the shell, which latter incloses the same.

The bin is supported from the cross-bars 6 B of the supporting-frame through the medium of rocking members or supports F, eonsisting of a lower curved or arc-shaped part f and radial parts f", which meet at the upper end of the support. Said members are hinged at their upper ends to the end walls of the bin, and their curved or arc-shaped endsf rest and roll on upwardly-facing supportingsurfaces, herein shown as the upper faces of ledges B of the cross members B, said ledges consisting, as herein shown, of strips nailed to the inner faces of the cross-bars. The lower curved end parts f of the rocking members F. are made of considerable length, and the upper margins or faces of the ledges B are made horizontal, so that said-rocking mem' ber rolls from one end of its curved portion to the other in withdrawing or inserting the bin in place. The movement of the bin when opened and closed is substantially horizontal and in a straight path, as clearly indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and sufficient movement is provided to admit an ample opening of the bin. The rocking member may beset inclined rearwardly when the bin 8 5 is closed in order to increase such opening movement.

The closing movement of the bin is arrested by contact of its rear wall with the rear part of the iuclosure or frame, as shown in Fig. 2. 9

The opening movement of the bin is arrested by a stop Cr, which is hinged at one end to the front wall of the casing A just above the top of the bin by means of a hinge g and extends rearwardly therefrom and is adapted to engage at its rear end the rear wall of the bin when the bin is drawn forward, and thus stop its opening movement, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The stop-bar preferably inclines downwardly at its rear end in order to properly engage the back wall of the bin. It is held in its normal position by abutment of its hinged end against the part to which it is hinged. In order to remove the bin, the rear end of the stop is lifted above the rear wall of the bin, which faces the bin-wall of the stop. The pivotal connections between the upper ends of said rocking members and the end walls a of the bin consist of integral laterally-extending lugs f on said rocking members, which lit in openings a in said end walls. in Fig. 5 l have shown a bushing e, which is fitted in the opening (2 in the binwall. The rocking members are preferably made of cast metal and are grooved on the outer faces of their curved and radial members to lighten them.

In order to prevent the radial and curved parts of the rocking members from having frictional engagement with the end walls of the bin throughout their length, the said rocking members are provided at their upper ends around the pivotstuds f with protuberancesf and are provided at their lower ends at the juncture of the radial with the areshaped parts and on the inner sides thereof with other protuberances f. The rocking members have engagement with the end walls of the bin, therefore, at said thickened portions or protuberances only, which frictional contact is inconsequential and does not add noticeably to the power required to withdraw the bin.

It will be noted that the protuberances referred to are located one at the top and two at the bottom of each rocking member, so that the engagement thereof with the end walls of the bin serve to steady the said rocking members and prevent the same twisting out of place.

The construction of the rocking members with an integral bearing-studf", which enters a bearing-opening in the end wall of the bin, is of considerable importance, inasmuch as it simplilies the construction of such rocking members and enables the same to be readily assembled in the bin structure, and when assembled there are no parts which are liable to be misplaced or otherwise-get out of order. The provision of the thickened bearing parts at the upper and lower ends of the members is of considerable importance, as it greatly reduces the friction between the rocking members and the end wall of the bin and correspondingly decreases the power necessary to withdraw the bin. ltis zulvantageous to make said supports of metal rather than wood, in-

asmuch as the metal retains its form and does not tend to swell or warp, as does wood.

The means shown forsupporting the bin enables the bin to be opened and closed with great facility an d without danger of accidental opening of the bin or danger of the bin openingsuddenly andspilling the contents thereof.

1 claim as my invention 1. The combination with a bin, its frame, and horizontal supporting ledges or surfaces on said frame, of rocking members for supporting the bin in said frame located a single one at each end of the bin. said rocking members being hinged at their upper ends centrally to the upper parts of the end walls of the bin, the lower ends of the rocking members being formed with convex] y curved, downwardly-facing bearing-surfaces which rest and roll on said supporting ledges or surfaces, whereby the bin travels in a straight path when it is opened and closed, and stops for limiting the opening and closing movements of the bin, the stops for limiting the opening movement of the bin comprising a bar hinged at its front end to the frame and adapted to engage at its rear end the rear wall of the bin, and to be swung upwardly at its rear end to permit the complete withdrawal of the bin.

2. The combination with a bin, provided at the upper central parts of the end walls thereof with bearing-sockets, its frame and horizontal supporting ledges or surfaces on said frame, of rocking supports for the bin, located one at each end of said frame, and provided at their upper ends with bearing-studs adapted to enter said sockets, each of said rocking supports comprising two members extending radially from its bearing-stud and an arc member eX- tending between and integral with the radial members, the are members of said rocking su pports resting and rolling on said supporting ledges or surfaces of the frame, stops for limiting the opening and closing movements of the bin,and protuberances extending inwardly from said rocking supports for contact with said end walls, one at the upper end of each support, and one at thejunction of each radial member with the arc member and serving to hold the principal lengths of the rocking members out of contact with said end walls.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my invention 1 affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 19th day of April, A. l).

CHARLES T. RANNEY. \Vitnesses:

CHARLES M. MILLER, GLAUD V. (ions. 

